tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163277928091499294.comments2011-02-23T12:59:28.169+00:00Panic I'm Nearly 30!Drew Bennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590239700023395286noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163277928091499294.post-75001121470090831812011-02-23T12:59:28.169+00:002011-02-23T12:59:28.169+00:00On my way...
PearlOn my way...<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163277928091499294.post-35600086440938731202011-02-13T17:26:37.613+00:002011-02-13T17:26:37.613+00:00That is a terrible situation to be in. Governments...That is a terrible situation to be in. Governments are heartless. I hope your partner is doing well. <br /><br />My sister is a vet of the Gulf War. She became very ill 10 years later. The military gives her $100 per month. She applied for disability social insurance - they turned her down. She can&#39;t get welfare in Nevada, only food stamps. That means she would be one of the many sick homeless people of the United States if it weren&#39;t for my husband. He sends her around $500 per month. My mother sends her $100 per month.<br />People who have no family are living on the streets or in their cars.<br />I hope circumstances improve for you.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14175778756449339363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163277928091499294.post-33136433346706475042011-02-13T17:18:48.977+00:002011-02-13T17:18:48.977+00:00I checked out your brother&#39;s blog. It is very ...I checked out your brother&#39;s blog. It is very good. I love the question he says we should all ask ourselves at the start of the day. If everyone did this, all businesses would improve.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14175778756449339363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163277928091499294.post-36476062986207098632011-02-13T07:41:52.209+00:002011-02-13T07:41:52.209+00:00popped over from Jewels site. bummer about the can...popped over from Jewels site. bummer about the cancer thing...thoughts and prayers...i hear ya, i just had a tumor removed and i am looking at 20k USD, cuz of no insurance. <br /><br />and just so you know, it ain&#39;t too bad after 30...or 40...kinda worried &#39;bout 50...<br /><br />Bruce<br /><a href="http://bruceejohnsonjadip.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Bruce Johnson JADIP</a><br />Evil Twin<br /><a href="http://unfilterdstupidityabounds.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">stupid stuff I see and hear</a><br />The Dreamodeling Guy<br /><a href="http://dreamodeling.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">dreamodeling!</a><br />The Guy Book<br /><a href="http://boyswillbemen.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The Guy Book</a>brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09171219082208472827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163277928091499294.post-55487972748570515462011-02-12T00:28:48.139+00:002011-02-12T00:28:48.139+00:00Oh my goodness...I laughed out loud at this visual...Oh my goodness...I laughed out loud at this visual! hahaha. I&#39;m with Frisky--my earing, necklace, etc have been caught on sweaters and nothing hurts more than having your ear tugged on...you are so helpless. <br /><br />I have no idea why but your blog posts don&#39;t show up on my feed and I missed all of these! :-( Sorry to just be getting to them now!!Jewelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929659736765325320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163277928091499294.post-88635148147263382282011-02-12T00:26:14.393+00:002011-02-12T00:26:14.393+00:00hahaha. I have seen the spaces reserved for expect...hahaha. I have seen the spaces reserved for expecting mothers (and understand that) but not small kids. I have no kids...and if God loves me at all I never will...but I do nanny for 4 kids. Getting them in and out of stores/karate/hockey/wherever is not easy but it&#39;s doable! They are 3, 6, 8, and 10 but I started when they were 3 months, 3, 5, and 7...and I could do it them too. <br /><br />I&#39;m sure that more families frequent those stores because of those parking spots. I&#39;d probably use them over one who didn&#39;t...but that being said they are necessary!Jewelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929659736765325320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163277928091499294.post-90101050037368195182011-02-12T00:22:01.939+00:002011-02-12T00:22:01.939+00:00Of course it is unhealthy, dear heart, and you kno...Of course it is unhealthy, dear heart, and you know that. I am not Catholic and though raised in the Methodist/Greek Orthodox (yes both!) faith have stopped going to church entirely. I am still a very spiritual person and consider myself Christian but couldn&#39;t stand the hypocracy of &quot;only God can judge you&quot; yet the church judges everyone! I can&#39;t abide my any orginization that takes away a woman&#39;s choice to use birth control, terminate unwanted or unhealthy pregnancies, guilt/scare people into a deeper faith, frown on anyone for who they love, etc...the list goes on and on. <br /><br />I know plenty of Catholics and Christians who have issues with guilt...I am one of them. I honestly believe that this has less to do with the church and more to do with who we are as people. I&#39;m a people pleaser...I hate hurting or letting people down. I would place money on it that you are the same way...that&#39;s why casting blame elsewhere made you feel bad. Even though they treated you unfairly by letting you take the fall, you casting blame their way still made you feel bad. You are just a good person, that&#39;s all.Jewelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929659736765325320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163277928091499294.post-73843923881786674812011-02-12T00:16:32.278+00:002011-02-12T00:16:32.278+00:00No it doesn&#39;t sound right to me! It&#39;s a me...No it doesn&#39;t sound right to me! It&#39;s a messed up system over here in the states too. It doesn&#39;t make sense that those who live off the government are better off than those working their asses off to get jobs and take care of their loved ones. I hope your partner is doing better. I have no elegant words...cancer just sucks. :-(Jewelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929659736765325320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163277928091499294.post-31186885552821413442011-02-10T20:07:20.910+00:002011-02-10T20:07:20.910+00:00Awwe thanks Pearl, I fear I&#39;m heading down the...Awwe thanks Pearl, I fear I&#39;m heading down the path of your colleague, not quite that bad just yet though hehe.<br /><br />Belle I love your response. You&#39;re so right. I do have my own beliefs and I&#39;m starting to be more aware of the whole guilt thing (it&#39;s strange though) but I think you&#39;ve got it very well balanced :)<br /><br />Many thanks xDrew Bennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590239700023395286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163277928091499294.post-27871775269343400232011-02-10T17:22:28.593+00:002011-02-10T17:22:28.593+00:00I grew up in the Seventh-Day-Adventist church. Whe...I grew up in the Seventh-Day-Adventist church. When I first read about &quot;Catholic Guilt&quot; I thought to myself, &quot;That is just like the guilt Adventists always feel.&quot; <br />I no longer go to church, although I am crazy about God - I just think he is the greatest thing around - but church people just wore me down with their condemnation.<br /><br />I could tell you hundreds of stories of the bad way my fellow church members treated people, but suffice it to say that when they were mean to my husband when he was sick in the hospital; that was the last straw.<br /><br />Jesus said there will always be evil people in the church, so it shouldn&#39;t have surprised me. But the way I see it, God has to put up with them - not me. I hope I have forgiven everyone and love them, but who knows? God knows my heart and I just give the whole mess to him and forget about it.<br /><br />Oh yeah, guilt. You hit quite a nerve with me didn&#39;t you! I no longer have guilt when I do something wrong. I realize that I am not perfect and neither is anyone else. I apologize to people and God and leave it. I learned from Joyce Meyer not to let my feelings rule my life. When I feel bad about myself or anything, I immediately make myself think positive thoughts.<br /><br />Don&#39;t mix God up with churches. He loves you so much - well, I can&#39;t find the words.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14175778756449339363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163277928091499294.post-64520766469266045622011-02-10T13:02:24.619+00:002011-02-10T13:02:24.619+00:00I&#39;m going to say &quot;unhealthy&quot;. :-)
...I&#39;m going to say &quot;unhealthy&quot;. :-)<br /><br />We have a woman at work who assumes guilt, even guilt to which she has no claim; and it&#39;s exhausting. HOnestly, people have stopped trying to soothe her about all the things she hasn&#39;t done...<br /><br />I say Go Forth, Handsome and Capable One, and enjoy this short time on Earth. :-) <br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163277928091499294.post-83206192235000352012011-02-10T11:27:02.568+00:002011-02-10T11:27:02.568+00:00Hi Belle - Please don&#39;t ever apologise or worr...Hi Belle - Please don&#39;t ever apologise or worry about missing my comments. I&#39;m just thrilled to have gotten on top of work and to finally have some time to actually Blog! I missed it last week :(<br /><br />I hope you didn&#39;t think my comments were derogatory to your own post, I very much enjoyed reading it :) Was a great insight to the teenage mind! reminded me of me and I love that she had her own opinions, that&#39;s a brilliant sign I think!<br /><br />I know exactly what you mean about the film. I do think it should have been given a higher certificate, some parts are very explicit and others are quite frightening in a psychological way. It probably needs to come with a warning at the VERY least.<br /><br />I actually loved the film but i did leave me with quite an unsettled feeling upon ending, somewhat unnerved me.<br /><br />I think because I worked in Film for some time and I also teach it I see this as being a sign of a good film as it provoked such emotion and reaction, but I definitely understand why it might not and should not appeal to a younger audience.<br /><br />Drew xDrew Bennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590239700023395286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163277928091499294.post-56531881852837730282011-02-10T11:20:51.506+00:002011-02-10T11:20:51.506+00:00Oooh the earring thing I&#39;ve had that happen to...Oooh the earring thing I&#39;ve had that happen too! It can be painful! I used to have a friend who had the back of his neck pierced and he once got his jumper caught on that when he tried to take it off - led for a very loud and painful incident with much profanity!Drew Bennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590239700023395286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163277928091499294.post-8124463071078131392011-02-10T11:19:21.326+00:002011-02-10T11:19:21.326+00:00hehe I know! and thank you, sometimes I think my e...hehe I know! and thank you, sometimes I think my expectations are too high :sDrew Bennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590239700023395286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163277928091499294.post-52597943034455311222011-02-10T08:14:02.167+00:002011-02-10T08:14:02.167+00:00Drew- I&#39;m sorry I missed reading your comment ...Drew- I&#39;m sorry I missed reading your comment on my blog today. I just noticed it now. I think you could be right about the movie, The Black Swan, but I think it should have been rated restricted in Canada. Faith made me laugh so much when she told me about it that I thought she could blog her review. The movie did upset her quite a bit.<br /><br />I would like to understand the reason for this character&#39;s breakdown, but I don&#39;t want to see all the things Faith saw. Actually, I can&#39;t watch any movie that would make me cry. I figure I have enough to cry about in real life.<br /><br />As for the parking spaces, I agree with you. I took my kids and grandkids shopping for many years. It would have been nice to park near the door, but we didn&#39;t really need to.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14175778756449339363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163277928091499294.post-27418687302499659962011-02-10T02:51:04.668+00:002011-02-10T02:51:04.668+00:00You know, I don&#39;t think I&#39;ve ever seen par...You know, I don&#39;t think I&#39;ve ever seen parking spaces reserved for people with children! Honestly, and I don&#39;t have any children either, I think it would bug the heck out of me if I saw a sign like that. I mean, what if I don&#39;t feel well--what if I&#39;m going to the store to pick up some medication--what if I injured my leg and it hurts to walk a mile to the store? Is it fair that some bouncy children (who, by the way, are always full on energy)only have to skip two seconds to the storefront? <br /><br />Who knows, maybe I&#39;ll change my mind on this when/if I have children one day. Until then...not cool.The Frisky Virginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03782384806427143829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163277928091499294.post-55396543753039291842011-02-10T02:42:28.089+00:002011-02-10T02:42:28.089+00:00Oooooooooooh, I&#39;ve had that happen a time or t...Oooooooooooh, I&#39;ve had that happen a time or two. I always wonder how on earth something like that can possibly happen. Well, for me, once it was due to an earring (add fear of ripping my earlobe to the equation and you have full out panic); another time I was just grouchy (very bad day) and wanted my sweater off--suppose I took a wrong turn somewhere between my left sleeve and neck area. :/The Frisky Virginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03782384806427143829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163277928091499294.post-3198188132282730262011-02-10T02:38:30.706+00:002011-02-10T02:38:30.706+00:00You are definitely NOT asking too much. I loved yo...You are definitely NOT asking too much. I loved your description of these people, by the way. It really is shocking how poorly some people treat others.The Frisky Virginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03782384806427143829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163277928091499294.post-81834120369284057112011-02-10T00:23:33.846+00:002011-02-10T00:23:33.846+00:00Glad it amused you all hehe. Please do followme yo...Glad it amused you all hehe. Please do followme you&#39;d be very welcome! I&#39;m still new to all this so always appreciate a fresh eye :D<br /><br />Apologies if I&#39;ve missed an email, i might have deleted it on my phone by accident as it&#39;s been playing up lately :( sorry about that.<br /><br />It was a little like something off a really bad sitcom.<br /><br />Drew xDrew Bennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590239700023395286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163277928091499294.post-85664363735079824672011-02-09T20:49:30.390+00:002011-02-09T20:49:30.390+00:00Hi there. I&#39;ve now found your blog and would v...Hi there. I&#39;ve now found your blog and would very much like to follow , if you don&#39;t mind. I did send you a message earlier! That must have been SO frustrating for you, getting trapped in your clothes like that. LOL! But not funny at the time, I&#39;m sure.Thisisme.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12285980805569582676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163277928091499294.post-7690166127092955322011-02-09T02:46:17.154+00:002011-02-09T02:46:17.154+00:00This killed me. I could just picture you strugglin...This killed me. I could just picture you struggling. I remember a movie scene where an actor was trying to get out of his clothes to make love with the actress. He was flailing around not able to take them off, it was so funny.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14175778756449339363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163277928091499294.post-53587861126898085352011-02-09T02:15:25.532+00:002011-02-09T02:15:25.532+00:00This happens to me every time I get drunk.This happens to me every time I get drunk.JUST MEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15663723046451628228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163277928091499294.post-51383931439085422002011-02-06T21:38:01.119+00:002011-02-06T21:38:01.119+00:00haha! I love it ;)
You don&#39;t need to know wha...haha! I love it ;)<br /><br />You don&#39;t need to know what day/month/year it is, the earth should be revolving around you!Drew Bennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590239700023395286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163277928091499294.post-25889304462754873422011-02-06T13:35:31.605+00:002011-02-06T13:35:31.605+00:00Currently doing sod all with my life means that I ...Currently doing sod all with my life means that I generally lack the kind of structured lifestyle that makes conventional dates and time somewhat redundant. As such, rather than the &#39;8.3 [recurring]%&#39; that you mentioned, I feel more like I am in an almost timeless state, where there is little difference between days, weeks or months and in which I simply wait for things to happen to me. It has its pros and cons; while it means I can complain when I don&#39;t get my usual 11 hours sleep and that it naturally caters to my lack of memory - living as I seem to in a kind of dream-like state - it does nevertheless, occasionally make it more difficult to arrange social events, since I rarely know what day/month/year it actually is :Ptuba_guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08634924474359198425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163277928091499294.post-32709562442613948482011-02-05T20:39:20.339+00:002011-02-05T20:39:20.339+00:00Yes I am very guilty of the same thing. As soon as...Yes I am very guilty of the same thing. As soon as I plonk myself down at my desk on Monday I look longingly at my calendar hoping that if I stare at Friday intently enough the Earth&#39;s axis will spin a bit faster for me. Sadly my exercise has proved unsuccessful so far.<br />Until life gets more exciting and I stop hating the 9 to 5 grind I will wish for the powers of the girl in &#39;As the World Turns&#39; - that girl had it made!Sarah J Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15619164197805341588noreply@blogger.com